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David Cutts has been appointed as Managing Director of Transport UK London Bus as new leadership team announced. David Cutts will direct the leadership team at Transport UK London Bus following the departure of MD Jon Eardley, who becomes Managing Director at AllServiceOne for Wrightbus and Lorna Mu...

Further expanding market leadership, becoming even more competitive, gaining a position of strength. These are the goals of Daimler Buses, well mapped out in the brand's roadmap to zero emissions in all mission profiles. Our interview with Till Oberwörder, CEO of Daimler Buses

Australian bus bodybuilder Volgren is rolling out of production a first hydrogen-powered bus model manufactured in cooperation with Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus. Back in 2019, Volgren announced launch of its first battery-electric on BYD chassis. The deal with Wrightbus for fuel cell bu...

Irizar combines a multi-technology approach with a strong selectivity in tendering. The post-Covid recovery is almost complete. Irizar e-mobility? A growing start-up. Zero emission technology? It must become independent from subsidies. Our interview with CEO Imanol Rego

It is the present of urban transport. For intercity transport, it is one of the possible futures. We are talking about BEV technology. Even if the viability of battery electric buses in the city bus segment (costs aside) is now established, as far as intercity mission profiles are concerned, there a...

Transdev Nederland has placed an order for as many as 96 Solaris Urbino Electric buses. The OEM has just announced the deal, that dates back to earlier this year, as Solaris points out. Deliveries are scheduled for the last quarter of 2025. Solaris to deliver electric buses in Utrecht Transdev Neder...

New owner of Industria Italiana Autobus Seri Industrial has announced on the 16th of October a change in the company name of its subsidiary: IIA goes back to Menarini. Which is the name of the bus bodybuilder (founded in 1919) that originated the history of the company that in 2011 became Industria ...

Otokar has released its 2023 Sustainability Report. According to the document, in 2023, the company saved approximately 1,537 MWh of energy and 695 tons of CO2 by through energy efficiency projects at its Sakarya plant. Furthermore, Otokar recycled nearly 150 thousand m³ of water, which was reused i...

Irizar e-mobility announces it has won another contract for electric buses in a new French métropole. RATP Dev, the operator of the Bibus network for Brest Métropole, will start operating ten new Irizar electric buses in mid-July 2025. Also Heuliez-made e-buses are operating in the same city. It is ...

The number of electric buses registered in Italy continues to grow. From 1 January to 30 September 2024 (considering then the first three quarters of the year), 499 battery-powered buses were registered, compared to 294 in the same period last year: +205 units, or +70%. The figures are reported on I...